वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-87, verse-24

तयोर्भूतानि वित्रेषुर्युगपत् संप्रयुध्यतोः ।
रौद्रयोः सायकमुचोर्यमान्तकनिकाशयोः ॥२४॥

24. tayorbhūtāni vitreṣuryugapat saṃprayudhyatoḥ ,
raudrayoḥ sāyakamucoryamāntakanikāśayoḥ.

24. tayoḥ bhūtāni vitreṣuḥ yugapat saṃprayudhyatoḥ
raudrayoḥ sāyakamucoḥ yamāntakanikāśayoḥ

24. yugapat saṃprayudhyatoḥ raudrayoḥ sāyakamucoḥ
yamāntakanikāśayoḥ bhūtāni vitreṣuḥ

24. As those two fierce, arrow-releasing warriors, resembling Yama and Antaka (the destroyer), fought simultaneously, all beings trembled.

Words meanings summery:

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the two (combatants) (of the two, their, for the two)

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - all beings/creatures (beings, creatures, elements, living things)

• वित्रेषुः (vitreṣuḥ) - they trembled (with fear) (they trembled, they feared)

• युगपत् (yugapat) - simultaneously (simultaneously, at once, together)

• संप्रयुध्यतोः (saṁprayudhyatoḥ) - as they (the two combatants) fought (of the two who were fighting, while fighting)

• रौद्रयोः (raudrayoḥ) - (of) those two fierce (warriors) (of the two fierce, of the two terrible)

• सायकमुचोः (sāyakamucoḥ) - (of) those two arrow-releasing (warriors) (of the two arrow-releasers, of the two archers)

• यमान्तकनिकाशयोः (yamāntakanikāśayoḥ) - (of) those two resembling Yama and Antaka (the destroyer) (of the two resembling Yama and Antaka, like Yama and Antaka)

Words meanings and morphology

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the two (combatants) (of the two, their, for the two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Can also be locative dual. Here refers to the genitive of the fighting ones.

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - all beings/creatures (beings, creatures, elements, living things)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, what has been, past

Past Passive Participle

From √bhū (to be, to exist) + kta (ppp suffix)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of vitreṣuḥ.

वित्रेषुः (vitreṣuḥ) - they trembled (with fear) (they trembled, they feared)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of tras

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural

From vi + √tras, perfect plural form. vitreṣuḥ is the perfect of vitras.

Prefix: vi

Root: tras (class 1)

Note: Subject is bhūtāni.

युगपत् (yugapat) - simultaneously (simultaneously, at once, together)

(indeclinable)

From yuga (pair, yoke) + pat (suffix)

संप्रयुध्यतोः (saṁprayudhyatoḥ) - as they (the two combatants) fought (of the two who were fighting, while fighting)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of yudh

yudh - to fight, contend

Present Participle, 6th case dual

From sam + pra + √yudh, present participle yudhyat, genitive dual yudhyatoḥ.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with raudrayoḥ etc.

रौद्रयोः (raudrayoḥ) - (of) those two fierce (warriors) (of the two fierce, of the two terrible)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of raudra

raudra - fierce, terrible, formidable, belonging to Rudra

From Rudra + aṇ (relating to Rudra)

Note: Agrees with saṃprayudhyatoḥ etc.

सायकमुचोः (sāyakamucoḥ) - (of) those two arrow-releasing (warriors) (of the two arrow-releasers, of the two archers)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of sāyakamuc

sāyakamuc - releasing arrows, archer

Compound of sāyaka (arrow) and muc (releasing, from √muc)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (sāyaka+muc)

• sāyaka – arrow
  noun (masculine)
  From √sā (to sharpen, to hurl)
  Root: sā (class 1)
• muc – releasing, letting go
  verbal derivative (masculine)
  nominal agent
  From √muc (to release)
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Agrees with saṃprayudhyatoḥ etc.

यमान्तकनिकाशयोः (yamāntakanikāśayoḥ) - (of) those two resembling Yama and Antaka (the destroyer) (of the two resembling Yama and Antaka, like Yama and Antaka)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of yamāntakanikāśa

yamāntakanikāśa - resembling Yama and Antaka (destroyer)

Compound of Yama, Antaka, and nikāśa (resembling).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (yama+antaka+nikāśa)

• yama – Yama (god of death), twin
  proper noun (masculine)
• antaka – ender, destroyer, Yama (god of death)
  noun (masculine)
  From anta (end) + ka (suffix) or √ant (to bind)
  Root: ant (class 10)
• nikāśa – resembling, similar to, likeness, appearance
  noun/adjective (masculine)
  From ni + √kāś (to appear)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with saṃprayudhyatoḥ etc.

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